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2530 / Fic - The Old Guard

When Descends on the Atlantic
The Old Guard | Joe/Nicky | ~1500 words

(Also on AO3)

( They follow the rocky beach around past Liscannor, taking their sandals off to ford the Inagh where its waters are shallow and warmed by the late morning sun. Past this point, the beach is broad and sandy and so Joe and Nicky amble along it together, shoes still in hand. Joe never thought that one day he'd be glad of sunglasses in Ireland, but so it goes. )

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2529 / Fic - The Pitt

how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing
The Pitt | Jack/Robby | ~2100 words | Thanks to

sheafrotherdon for betaing. Contains canon-typical suicidal ideation.

(Also on AO3)

( 'How the fuck do you have wings?' Robby's back on the rooftop. )

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2528 / Fic - Superman

Q&A
Superman (2025) | Lois/Clark | ~2200 words

(Also on AO3)

( 'I know you're never going to let me interview you as Superman again,' was how Lois began. Clark sighed and put the TV on mute. ''Never' is a very definitive way of putting it.' )

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2527 / Fic - The Old Guard

By Alphabet's End
The Old Guard | ~6000 words | Andy/Quynh | Thanks to

sheafrotherdon for betaing.

(Also on AO3)

( The Nato Phonetic Alphabet is used to facilitate confusion-free communication; or, Quỳnh and Andy find their way fully back to one another after the events of TOG2. )

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2526 / Murderbot, S1; Superman (2025)

( Murderbot, S1 )

( Superman (2025) )

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booklog: 2025

june booklog

( 53. Beautiful Just - Lillian Beckwith ) I don't love this any more, but I can see why I did.

( 54. The Whig Supremacy - Basil Williams ) Moving into ever more familiar territory...

( 55. A Tale of Time City, 56. Eight Days of Luke, 61. The Game, and 62. Dogsbody - Diana Wynne Jones ) Apparently I have strong feelings about Dogsbody still. But these were all very readable, if in some cases rather slight.

( 57. A Problem for the Chalet School and 58. The Chalet School Triplets - Elinor M Brent-Dyer ) Always a pleasant time re-reading these.

( 59. A Sorceress Comes to Call - T Kingfisher ) Kingfisher is just generally reliable for me, and this is not an exception.

( 60. The Incandescent - Emily Tesh ) I enjoyed this a lot, and I'm very much looking forward to seeing where Tesh goes next! Recommended to anyone with an interest in pedagogy and school stories; what a great combination that definitely should be more common.

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2525 / Fic - A Nice Indian Boy

Alt Text
A Nice Indian Boy | Jay/Naveen | ~1200 words

(Also on AO3)

( 'You know, someone with an unflinching gaze who sees all of me?' Jay photographs Naveen. )

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2524 / Fic - The Old Guard

Serenity Prayer
The Old Guard | Nile, Gen | ~1300 words | Thanks to

sheafrotherdon for betaing.

(Also on AO3)

( Once saved, always saved. That was what Nile had been brought up to believe, what she'd heard proclaimed from the pulpit every Sunday. A Christian might falter on the path to salvation, but no true Christian could ever turn aside from it. Constancy was key. )